Unit One Arts and Culture Section A "Hubble Bubble" Tower Will Be Icon of Olympic Legacy. Section B Channel 4 Gives Romeo and Juliet a Twitter Twist Section C The Post Wins Four Pulitzers; Bristol, Va., Paper Wins for Public Service
Unit Two Stores Entertainment Section A Designer Has Fan at Top, but Too Few at the Section B Celebrity Rehab Uncovered and Trends Section C Growing Conversion of Movies to 3-D Draws Mixed Reactions
Unit Three Environment Section A Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Unprecedented Disasterm-Obama Section B Copenhagen Climate Summit Wasn't a Flop, Reports Say Section C Can the Rainforests Be Saved without a Plan?
Unit Four Sports Section A Africa. As World Cup Opens, UN Celebrates the Power of Sport for Peace and Development Section B Triumph Overcomes Tragedy after Host Nation Takes Games to Its Heart Section C Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch Dies at 89
Unit Five Health Section A Green Spaces "Improve Health" Section B To Cut Diabetes Heart Risks, Diet and Exercise May Beat Drugs Section C Obama Signs Health Care Reform Bill, Aims to Promote It on the Road
Unit Six Economy Section A Europe's Debt Crisis. What It Means for Americans Section B Davos 2010: The West Accepts India and China as Equals Section C Global Economic Crisis Abated, but Effects Linger
Unit Seven Society and Life Section A Apple Boss Defends Conditions at iPhone Factory Section B Social Media at Work——Bane or Boon? Section C Do Open Marriages Work?
Unit Eight Politics Section A New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan Promises to Rebuild Country Section B Health Reform's Winners and Losers Section C Britain's Election Ends in Political Standoff
Unit Nine Travel Section A A Quick Stop in Old Cuba Section B ZTA Hails A'Sambeni's Pulling Power Section C New Travel Guides, from Lonely Planet to Luxury
Unit Ten Science and Technology Section A North Korean Red Star Operating System Details Emerge Section B Mobile TV's Last Frontier: U.S. and Europe Section C White-hot Energy
摘要
Officially the structure, which will be 22m taller than the Statue of Liberty and more than twice the height of Nelson's Column, is called the Arcelor Mittal Orbit2. It is named after the steel company owned by Lakshmi Mittal3, the richest man in Britain, who is paying most of the cost——and planting a giant advert in the Olympic site. However Mr Johnson immediately bombarded his new landmark with a fusillade of alternative names. "Some may choose to think of it as the Colossus of Stratford," he said. "Some eyes may detect a helter-skelter or a supersized mutant trombone. Some may even see the world's biggest ever representation of a shisha pipe and call it The Hubble-Bubble. But I know that it is the ArcelorMittal Orbit. It represents the dynamism of a city coming out of recession and the embodiment of the cross- fertilisation of cultures and styles that makes London the world capital of arts, the cultural and creative industries. " ……
